STAT

Drug smoking can lead to severe burns, complicating harm reduction efforts

Smoking instead of injecting drugs can reduce harm, but a new study shows opioid smokers are four times as likely to suffer ...
STAT

Drug injection fades as smoking grows more common, marking sea change in U.S. fentanyl epidemic

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. ROCHESTER, N.H. — Megan Merrill paused, mid-hike, as she surveyed the steep drop before her. She was standing on a five-foot snow drift, icy ...
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Trump targets New York drug ‘injection sites’ where addicts consume with the city’s blessing

Two city-approved “safe” drug injection sites could be forced to close under a new executive order issued by President Trump, which rips the facilities, where addicts can use illegal drugs like meth, ...
Forbes

New Executive Order Could Thwart Efforts To End HIV

Harm reduction initiatives, like syringe services programs, can reduce HIV transmission among people who inject drugs. A recent executive order threatens such programs. (Photo by Robert ...
AOL

Wellness peptide craze: Why people are injecting drugs 'not for human consumption'

Katie carefully takes a syringe out of its packet. She pricks the top of a small jar of blue liquid and pulls the plunger up. She turns and jabs the needle into her bum cheek and gives the camera a ...

As Niagara Region’s only safe drug consumption site faces closure, advocates fear more people will die

Advocates fear the looming closure of the Niagara Region's sole safe drug consumption site, in St. Catharines, Ont., will ...
New York Post

‘Safe’ drug dens got $2M in Biden’s budget — now make them HELP NYC’s addicts

Since 2021, New Yorkers have been rightly puzzled by OnPoint NYC, the “safe injection” sites where hard-drug addicts shoot up under medical supervision. After all, drugs like fentanyl and heroin are ...